Sentence examples for can barely compete from inspiring English sources

American tomato growers say the price has been so low that they can barely compete.

The books can barely compete with Ms. Al-Attar's energy and invention.

Denzel Washington rolls into London on a chill January morning and the snow-storm that follows can barely compete.

"Already, medium-size shops like us can barely compete with the foreign megamarkets," said the gray-haired manager, who gave his name as Qiu.

When there is so much money being put into football through television rights and so on, it seems totally unfair that athletics should be left so far behind that we can barely compete at the highest level any more.

But in much of the South, and especially in Alabama, the N.F.L. can barely compete: in every one of the past ten years, Birmingham has been ESPN's top market for college football, and more people there watched Alabama play Louisiana State in last season's national championship than watched the Super Bowl.

Hansel could barely compete.

The faded produce aisles in Gristedes could barely compete.

The sled is so sensitive that he can barely control it, but he plans to compete.

Some can barely wait.

Some can barely sleep.